panging

Definition of pangingnext
present participle of pang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panging
Verb
  • Still smarting from the Winfrey experience, Netflix approached the couple to discuss how a potential book deal would impact the release of the docuseries.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Clippers were coming off a blowout victory at home over the Pelicans the night before, while the Warriors had spent a day off smarting from their own blowout loss to the Lakers in Chase Center.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Two teenagers are facing charges in connection to a Hackensack, New Jersey, stabbing that sent one of them to the hospital.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • According to Prescott, Walker appeared intent on stabbing the policeman before he was shot.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, still stinging from their unexpected Round of 16 Champions Cup elimination midweek, now turn their focus squarely on the MLS season for the next few months until the league breaks for the World Cup.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The institute and federal ocean officials say those appendages, called cerata, hold the stinging cells in a concentrated form, making the slug’s sting especially potent.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On top of that, US tariffs and growing competition in Asia are some of the other factors hurting its revenues.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Another issue worrying farmers in major food-producing countries like Brazil and India is that the war is also hurting the export market.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That is what Emma is doing in this scene by talking to Mark, looking at the floor demurely, and wringing her hands precisely three (3) times.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But the response should not be hand-wringing or name-calling.
    Reardon Sullivan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After a late night on Thursday, there wasn't a whole lot of time for the Illini to celebrate their crushing 35-point win over Penn before starting to prepare for VCU, with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
    Ryan Baker, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The movie explores a few unique forms that extraterrestrial life could take, from space microorganisms that produce both infrared light and an unfathomable amount of energy, to rocklike aliens that live under crushing pressure and breathe ammonia.
    Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The baggy shape juxtaposes the shoes’ sexy sharpness without completely overpowering an outfit.
    India Roby, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The combination of Luka Doncic and LeBron James was overpowering and enthralling for all to see during the Lakers’ dynamic 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Wednesday.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Robby’s self-contempt and his fears of what the PTMC could become without him are overwhelming his character — and the show too.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Any vines that are overwhelming a tree in this fashion need to be removed or drastically pruned.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Panging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panging. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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